“At Packers camp today — coach Matt LaFleur says former OC Nathaniel Hackett has rejoined the staff in ‘an analyst role for our defense,’” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer posted Thursday. “This is becoming more common across the league, where an offensive coach comes in to give the defense his perspective or vice versa.”

Last year, the Green Bay Packers quietly brought in Robert Saleh—yes, that same defensive maestro who bullied Matt LaFleur in the 49ers' heyday—to give LaFleur's offense a decoder ring from a defensive lens,